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Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


35 UCLA students and faculty sue UC Regents, claiming campus police and security guards failed to stop an attack on a pro-Pale...


Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr. and family sue Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including Rafael Caro-Quintero, for the 1985 to...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation


After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements in the homeowner's associ...


The objections, filed Thursday, all ask the judge to rescind or revise his fee distribution order, which attempted to compens...



Slideshow, Community News


Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.


A Los Angeles jury awarded $32.5M to Briana Booth, injured in a car crash, after swerving to avoid a spun-out vehicle. Jason F...



After a traffic stop in Mojave in 2020, an encounter occurred between a sheriff's deputy and a driver, which resulted in the o...


Technology, Class Action


TikTok urges a San Francisco judge to shift a child privacy class action to Los Angeles, aligning with the DOJ's case, amid a ...



Civil Litigation


Target seeks LAPD records of guard who shot stabber

Mar. 21, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Target Corp. seeks LAPD personnel files of a security guard suing over a stabbing incident at its Downtown L.A. store, sparkin...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution


As California moves to certify alternative dispute resolution providers under a new law, discussions within the State Bar's AD...



Government


A Los Angeles judge is reconsidering a quo warranto prerequisite after tentatively denying a restraining order for ex-Huntingt...


Criminal, Civil Rights


The District Attorney's Office stated that the ACLU was never entitled to non-anonymized criminal history data, later amended ...



Civil Litigation


Counsel for 1,500 Uber passengers seek sanctions in a sexual assault case, claiming the company defied court orders by withhol...



Orange County found liable for jail overdose

Mar. 21, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A federal jury awarded $3.3 million to the family of the inmate. The case highlights systemic failures in jail protocols for h...



Consumer Law


Amazon escapes a $500M lawsuit as the 9th Circuit affirms dismissal, ruling the company isn't liable for third-party false adv...


Labor/Employment


Court splits ruling in UCLA racial bias lawsuit

Mar. 21, 2025
By Skyler Romero

A Los Angeles judge denies summary judgment on a racial harassment claim against UCLA Health but dismisses a discrimination cl...



California Supreme Court


Erin Rosenberg will lead the 15-member team that supports the high court in reviewing civil petitions, writs of mandate, publi...


Retired judge Harry Powazek helps family law, probate litigants move beyond emotion.



Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law


Judge Lawrence VanDyke posted an 18-minute YouTube dissent against the 9th Circuit's ruling upholding California's large-capac...



Starting April 1, LA Superior Court introduces eService for probate and mental health cases to enhance efficiency with electro...



A 2nd District panel criticized Frost LLP for incivility but reversed an anti-SLAPP ruling for its client, WasteXperts, agains...


Consumer Law


Apple denied any wrongdoing in the case, which accuses the company of negligently designing the first four models of the Apple...



Criminal


A judge denied Tom Girardi's request to delay a pre-sentencing hearing on his health, scheduling an April 11 date as he awaits...


State Bar & Bar Associations


John Eastman appeals a judge's disbarment recommendation, defending his 2020 election fraud inquiries as constitutionally vali...



Litigation & Arbitration


A San Francisco judge criticized lawyers for racking up $1.2M in costs, including luxury trips, in a $127M jet insurance dispu...


Torts/Personal Injury


Paul Mono, a legally blind man, was fatally shot by Orange County Sheriff's deputies in 2018. The verdict found the county and...



Matthew M. Chisholm, a former Sacramento County prosecutor with over 70 jury trials and a passion for protecting vulnerable vi...



State Bar power struggle erupts over exam oversight

Mar. 20, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero announced plans for enhanced oversight of the California Bar Exam, publicly exposing tensions ...



A coalition of 16 sanctuary jurisdictions, led by Santa Clara County and San Francisco, has asked a federal judge to halt the ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Contracts


Their client, BYD North America, was faced with a $1.2 billion damages claim for terminating the agreement, which the company ...